Whenever motorists go out on the road or use their vehicle to travel, they have to take into account many factors that can affect them, from choosing an appropriate route, controlling the time they are going to do, or having the parking lot where they will park their motorcycles well planned. For this reason, in this post we want to collect the applications that cannot be missing from a motorcyclist’s iPhone to have all these needs well resolved.
Use these browsers so you don’t get lost
One of the main points to be taken into account by a motorcyclist before starting his trip is, indeed, to be clear about his route . In the App Store there are a large number of browsers, however, we have chosen the ones that we consider that can best be adapted and can have the most advantages to trips made by motorcycle.
Waze Navigation and Traffic
Waze is without a doubt, if not the best, one of the best browsers that you can find in the App Store. With it, you can establish the destination you want to reach at the end of your trip and see which are the different routes you can take to get there. Depending on your needs or priorities, you can choose one or the other.
Another of the points for which this application charges more value is for the social section it has. All Waze users can interact with the browser to alert about what is happening on the road , in this way you can have information about mobile radars, accidents or dangerous objects that may be on the road, something that is of vital importance for motorists .
Calimoto GPS for motorcycles
As its name suggests, this is an application thought, designed and developed for motorcyclists . It currently has more than two million users worldwide, a sign that the application brings significant value. The first function that we can highlight from Calimoto is route planning, and that is that you can do it directly on the map and taking into account two important factors, the weather forecast and the rain radar.
In addition, the maps that this application has are designed for motorcyclists, showing all the points of interest for them, such as the different restaurants or stopping places. During navigation you will be able to opt for step-by-step verbal instructions, so you don’t have to remember any point on the route.
Maps
Obviously, one of the applications that cannot be missing if we talk about maps is the alternative that the Cupertino company offers to all users. It is an application that you can take advantage of both during the route itself, that is, use it as a GPS, and once you are at your destination to be able to guide you through the city to visit its most important places.
Within Maps you can find a multitude of options when choosing the most appropriate route , all depending on the needs you have, if you want to go through highways, national roads, the different stops you plan to make, you can configure all this and plan from the Apple Maps application.
Be aware of the weather
When traveling by motorcycle it is very important to take into account what the weather is going to be during the entire trip. Therefore, having an application that provides you with reliable information and that also, at any given time, can alert you to any important change, is vital to avoid both uncomfortable travel situations and even possible traffic accidents.
Clime: Weather Radar
We can call this application the all-in-one weather tracker , and everything, on your iPhone. It is undoubtedly one of the most complete weather applications that you can find in the App Store. It has radar images in real time, so whenever you check the weather activity you can really see what is happening.
Another of the fundamental points for a motorist when it comes to talking about weather applications is their ability to send alerts to any adverse situation that may happen and this, Clime does perfectly. In this way, if it is suddenly going to start raining and you do not want to get wet while you are on the motorcycle, the app will warn you so that you can stop to protect yourself from the storm.
Weather.
Now we are talking about an application that is quite similar both for its icon and for the aesthetics of the app, to Apple’s own Weather application. However, it goes a step further and offers you a really attractive interface with a very elegant design that will undoubtedly delight all users who want to enjoy themselves on their iPhone.
With this application you will be able to consult perfectly and with all kinds of details what is the weather forecast that will be in all cities and parts of the world with great detail and with access to high-quality information. All this accompanied by spectacular animations that will come to life on the screen of your iPhone.
Weather Live – Forecast
This application is one of the most beautiful in its category, and has a completely different design from the rest of the applications that you can find in the App Store. Although none of this would work if the service it offers was not really good, which it is, since with Live Weather you can make all the plans you want with the peace of mind that the weather forecast made by this app is completely reliable.
You will have the opportunity to know the data on the speed and direction of the wind , something vital when traveling by motorcycle, the sunrise and sunset times of both the sun and the moon, details of visibility and ultraviolet radiation . In addition, it also has a widget that will adorn the screen of your iPhone at the same time that it will give you certain information without having to enter the application itself.
Weather & Radar
With this application you will have all the weather information at a glance. Provides the forecast updated every hour and up to the next 14 days . It has rain, wind and temperature radar, all in real time, and it will even give you the information of the coast where you can see both the water temperature, the state of the waves and even the UV index.
However, the most important part of this application that motorists have to take into account is the possibility of configuring different alerts depending on how the weather forecast advances. In addition, it also has the ability to add a widget to the iPhone home screen.
Always park your motorcycle safely
When making a trip it is very important to be able to plan everything well, from the route and the places where you will make each stop, as well as the place where you will be able to park your motorcycle once you arrive at your destination. Below you can find three applications that will help you just with the latter, with parking your motorcycle in safe and comfortable places.
ElParking-App for drivers
With this application you will avoid having to look for the parking meter to pay for the blue area where you want to leave your motorcycle, as well as the green areas and other regulated areas in the different cities of Spain. You can also use it to find the desired parking space in different car parks.
One of the biggest advantages you have when using this application is that you do not need to carry cash or use your card, since you can pay directly from the application itself. In addition, you can hire the ITV even without an appointment and saving up to 50% due to the existing promotions within the app.
Telpark
This is the application that gives you the opportunity to pay and manage the different parking lots that you can make in regulated areas such as the blue or green zone. All this from your iPhone, where you can perform many actions that, without any doubt, will make your life much easier when managing the parking of your motorcycle.
With Telpark you can pay your different parkings from the application itself, you can even extend the parking time from anywhere. You can also manage all the parking lots you make in different Empark car parks, all from the app itself.
Bip & Drive – Park and refuel
With Bip & Drive you have the opportunity to manage all mobility services from a single application . It gives you access to parking in an extensive network of parking lots, as well as the possibility of paying the parking meter in regulated parking areas or remembering the location of your motorcycle.
In addition, with this application you will also have the opportunity to pay at different gas stations such as GALP, CEPSA, BP or SHELL, and even book and pay for the next ITV review taking advantage of the discounts that you have available within the application itself. In short, it is an app that will make your motorcycle trips much more comfortable.
What is the best combination?
From the editorial team we want to give you our opinion of which is the best combo of applications in this compilation, but do not forget that it is only our subjective opinion. When it comes to browsers, Waze is without a doubt our choice for a number of reasons. The first of them is that social section that it has and that provides the user with so much useful information when choosing one route or another.
To be aware of the weather forecast we opted for the Weather & Radar application, firstly because the information it provides is really complete and highly reliable, but also, a point that we consider very important is the configuration of different alerts depending on of different meteorological parameters. Finally, for all parking management, in our experience Telpark offers a very complete and satisfactory service, providing many facilities to park your vehicle.
